Drug interactions
Clonidine + Tramadol
Severity: Moderate
Clonidine and Tramadol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs cause sedation and can lower blood pressure and heart rate, so combined use may increase drowsiness, hypotension and CNS depression. Tramadol may also contribute to hemodynamic changes.
What this interaction means in plain words
Clonidine and Tramadol can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Clonidine belongs to Cardiovascular; Tramadol belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depressant and hypotensive pharmacodynamic effects.
What to do
Monitor sedation, blood pressure and heart rate, and start with lower doses. Avoid abrupt clonidine withdrawal.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Tramadol
- Isocarboxazid + Tramadol Contraindicated
- Olanzapine / samidorphan + Tramadol Contraindicated
- Phenelzine + Tramadol Contraindicated
- Procarbazine + Tramadol Contraindicated
- Rasagiline + Tramadol Contraindicated
- Safinamide + Tramadol Contraindicated
Other interactions of Clonidine
- Acebutolol + Clonidine Major
- Amifostine + Clonidine Major
- Amiodarone + Clonidine Major
- Amoxapine + Clonidine Major
- Atenolol-chlorthalidone + Clonidine Major
- Atenolol + Clonidine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Clonidine with Tramadol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Clonidine and Tramadol can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Both drugs cause sedation and can lower blood pressure and heart rate, so combined use may increase drowsiness, hypotension and CNS depression. Tramadol may also contribute to hemodynamic changes.
How serious is the interaction between Clonidine and Tramadol?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor sedation, blood pressure and heart rate, and start with lower doses. Avoid abrupt clonidine withdrawal.
What other medicines interact with Tramadol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tramadol with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Olanzapine / samidorphan, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Tramadol page.
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